MUKUBA UNIVERSITY ZAMBIA

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

CHE 110 2023/2024 TUTORIAL SHEET 1 / ASSIGNMENT 1

UNITS 1: Units and Measurements

 Accuracy and precision; Significant figures; Experimental errors in general; Graphical methods
in chemistry; Measurements and uncertainties; graphical and error analysis; units and
conversions,

DUE DATE: FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2023 @ 16:00 HRS

Submit to the Lecturer on or before the due date and time.

1. How many significant figures are there in each of the following measurements?
a. 73.0000 g b. 0.0503 kg c. 6.300 cm d. 0.80090 m e. 5.10 x 10-7 m f. 2.010 s
2. The circumference of the earth at the equator is 40,000 km. This value is precise to two significant
figures. Write this in scientific notation to express correctly the number.
3. Carry out the following arithmetic operations to the correct number of significant figures:
(a) 11,254.1 g + 0.1983 g, (b) 66.59 L - 3.113 L, (c) 8.16 m x 5.1355,
(d) 0.0154 kg ÷ 88.3 mL, (e) 2.64 x 103 cm + 3.27 x 102 cm.
4. Four workers measure the mass of a 10.000 g mass on several different kitchen balances.
Worker A: 10.022 g, 9.976 g, 10.008 g
Worker B: 9.836 g, 10.033 g, 9.723 g
Worker C: 10.230 g, 10.231 g, 10.232 g
Worker D: 9.632 g, 9.835 g, 9.926 g
i) Which set of data has the best precision?
ii) Which set of data has the best accuracy?
5. Classify the following sets of measurements as accurate, precise, both, or neither. For the following
results show calculations of the mean and standard deviations before making the conclusion.
a) Checking for consistency in the weight of chocolate chip cookies: 17.27 g, 13.05 g, 19.46 g, 16.92 g
b) Testing the volume of a batch of 25-mL pipettes: 27.02 mL, 26.99 mL, 26.97 mL, 27.01 mL
c) Determining the purity of gold: 99.9999%, 99.9998%, 99.9998%, 99.9999%
6. A liquid with a volume of 8.5 mL has a mass of 6.71 g. The liquid is octane, ethanol, or benzene, the
densities of which are 0.702 g/cm3, 0.789 g/cm3, and 0.879 g/cm3, respectively. What is the identity of
the liquid?
7. Convert the following to their required SI units.
a) 10 nm b) 20 Å c)0.5 μg c) 25 ˚C d) 30 ˚C e) 24 hours
8. Convert the following as stated:
i) 1 g/cm3 to kg/m3 ii) 0.5 dm3 to L iii) 500 ml to cm3 iv) 273.2 K to ˚C

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9. By performing necessary calculations show which of the following represents the smallest mass?
a. 23 cg b. 2.3 x 10-3 μg c. 0.23 mg d. 0.23 g e. 2.3 x 10-2 kg
10. Distinguish between exact and measured numbers.
11. A person’s average daily intake of glucose (a form of sugar) is 0.0833 pound (lb). What is this mass in
milligrams (mg)? (1 lb = 453.6 g.)
12. Liquid nitrogen is obtained from liquefied air and is used to prepare frozen goods and in low-
temperature research. The density of the liquid at its boiling point (-196°C or 77 K) is 0.808 g/cm3.
Convert the density to units of kg/m3.
13. i) Using a graph paper plot a graph of mass (kg) against volume (m3)for the following results if the
experiment was conducted at 25°C:
Mass in g Volume in cm3
20 4

100 20

75 15

40 8

10 2

ii) Determine the density of the liquid using the graph you have plotted in 13. i)
iii) What general conclusion can be made from the graph plotted between the mass and the volume?

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